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Country Comparison :: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in foreign countries made directly by residents - primarily companies - of the home country, as of the end of the time period indicated. Direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares.
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 country Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad Date of Information
1 United States
$ 2,751,000,000,000
2008 est.
2 France
$ 1,889,000,000,000
2008 est.
3 United Kingdom
$ 1,841,000,000,000
2008 est.
4 Germany
$ 1,360,000,000,000
2008 est.
5 Hong Kong
$ 1,079,000,000,000
2008 est.
6 Netherlands
$ 872,500,000,000
2008 est.
7 Spain
$ 738,500,000,000
2008 est.
8 Switzerland
$ 621,700,000,000
2008 est.
9 Japan
$ 597,000,000,000
2008 est.
10 Belgium
$ 581,900,000,000
2008 est.
11 Italy
$ 547,700,000,000
2008 est.
12 Canada
$ 547,200,000,000
2008 est.
13 Russia
$ 370,200,000,000
2007
14 Australia
$ 301,100,000,000
2008 est.
15 Sweden
$ 289,600,000,000
2008 est.
16 Austria
$ 275,200,000,000
2008 est.
17 Denmark
$ 163,200,000,000
2008 est.
18 Ireland
$ 149,100,000,000
2008 est.
19 Singapore
$ 142,400,000,000
2006
20 Norway
$ 142,300,000,000
2008 est.
21 China
$ 139,300,000,000
2008 est.
22 Taiwan
$ 135,300,000,000
2008
23 Finland
$ 121,900,000,000
2008 est.
24 Brazil
$ 119,100,000,000
2008 est.
25 Hungary
$ 79,560,000,000
2008 est.
26 Korea, South
$ 74,600,000,000
30 June 2008
27 Portugal
$ 69,240,000,000
2008 est.
28 South Africa
$ 57,080,000,000
2008 est.
29 India
$ 54,210,000,000
2008 est.
30 Israel
$ 51,940,000,000
2008 est.
31 Malaysia
$ 50,080,000,000
2008 est.
32 Mexico
$ 43,010,000,000
2008 est.
33 Chile
$ 29,980,000,000
2008 est.
34 United Arab Emirates
$ 28,950,000,000
2008 est.
35 Kuwait
$ 28,290,000,000
2008 est.
36 Argentina
$ 26,810,000,000
2008 est.
37 Greece
$ 25,330,000,000
2008 est.
38 Poland
$ 24,590,000,000
2008 est.
39 Venezuela
$ 15,810,000,000
2008 est.
40 Turkey
$ 13,970,000,000
2008 est.
41 Nigeria
$ 12,830,000,000
2008 est.
42 Colombia
$ 10,880,000,000
2008 est.
43 Bahrain
$ 9,520,000,000
2008 est.
44 Qatar
$ 9,143,000,000
2008 est.
45 Czech Republic
$ 7,721,000,000
2008 est.
46 Slovenia
$ 7,527,000,000
2008 est.
47 Thailand
$ 7,013,000,000
2007 est.
48 Estonia
$ 6,723,000,000
2008 est.
49 Cyprus
$ 6,403,000,000
2008 est.
50 Azerbaijan
$ 5,812,000,000
2008 est.
51 Philippines
$ 5,564,000,000
2008 est.
52 Libya
$ 4,783,000,000
2008 est.
53 Indonesia
$ 4,277,000,000
2008 est.
54 Cuba
$ 4,138,000,000
2006 est.
55 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 3,829,000,000
2007
56 Egypt
$ 2,280,000,000
2008 est.
57 Kazakhstan
$ 2,188,000,000
2008 est.
58 Lithuania
$ 2,142,000,000
2008 est.
59 Croatia
$ 2,100,000,000
2008
60 Macau
$ 1,900,000,000
2007
61 Slovakia
$ 1,564,000,000
2008 est.
62 Peru
$ 1,476,000,000
2008 est.
63 Bulgaria
$ 1,402,000,000
2008
64 Algeria
$ 1,162,000,000
2008 est.
65 Ukraine
$ 1,130,000,000
2008 est.
66 Pakistan
$ 1,032,000,000
2008 est.
67 Romania
$ 1,015,000,000
2008 est.
68 Iran
$ 993,000,000
2008 est.
69 Latvia
$ 879,000,000
2008 est.
70 Ecuador
$ 598,000,000
2008 est.
71 Morocco
$ 582,000,000
2008 est.
72 Costa Rica
$ 574,000,000
2008 est.
73 El Salvador
$ 366,000,000
2008 est.
74 Angola
$ 227,000,000
2006 est.
75 Uruguay
$ 156,000,000
2007
76 Tunisia
$ 130,000,000
2008 est.
77 Bangladesh
$ 104,000,000
2008 est.
78 Dominican Republic
$ 59,000,000
2008 est.
79 Kenya
$ 47,000,000
2008 est.
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